"Quercetin"@en . . " "@en . . . . . . "Quercetin is a specific quinone reductase 2 (QR2) inhibitor, an enzyme (along with the human QR1 homolog) which catalyzes metabolism of toxic quinolines. Inhibition of QR2 in plasmodium may potentially cause lethal oxidative stress. The inhibition of antioxidant activity in plasmodium may contribute to killing the malaria causing parasites. "@en . "A flavonol widely distributed in plants. It is an antioxidant, like many other phenolic heterocyclic compounds. Glycosylated forms include RUTIN and quercetrin. [PubChem]"@en . "3,5,7,3',4'-Pentahydroxyflavone"@en . . . . . "Miguel M. Taya, Dionisio M. Aedo, Rene Ricard, \"Quercetin pentamethyl carbamate and a process for its preparation.\" U.S. Patent US4202825, issued October, 1975."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "experimental"@en . . . . . . . . "117-39-5"@en . . . .